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Distribution refers to the act of distributing specimens based on the written procedures of the study  describing describing what, how many and how much specimens will be utilised utilized for a research. Researchers access biobanks when a researcher is in need of specimens with similar traits for their research studies. For example, one might need blood samples that have been extracted from ‘Caucasian’ males, age ‘50-60’ years old, who have smoked for 10 years or more. The ability to seek out very a specific collection of biospecimens is critical for any biobanking database.

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OpenSpecimen allows researchers to view the summary of available specimens, search and request for desired specimens.

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  • Catalog with login for specific investigator study
  • Public catalog without a login for general biobanking specimens

This page describes the workflow for requesting specimens from the catalog with login.

Pre-requisites

  1. Create a user with a ‘Researcher’ role on CP from which the specimens are to be requested. Refer ‘User Management’ page to assign role to the user
  2. Set the catalog for a CP from which the user can request specimens

    Refer wiki page to create the catalog and set the catalog for CP


Request Specimens

  1. Login as the researcher. Go to collection protocols list page and click on the ‘View Catalog’ icon of the CP for which the catalog is set.
  2. System The system displays a dashboard showing the summary of the specimens available. Click on ‘View Catalog’ button.
  3. Search the specimens by applying any filters from the left-side. 
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  4. Select required specimens from the list and click on ‘Add to Cart’ button

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    Note

    ‘Add to Cart’ button appears only if the specimens to be requested are selected from the list


  5. Click on ‘Cart’ button showing the number of specimens added to cart
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  6. Review the requested specimens and add aliquots details if needed and click on ‘Confirm Request’ button
  7. Enter all valid details to the ‘Confirm Request’ form and click on ‘Submit Request’ button
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  8. An email is sent to the requester on submitting the specimens request

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    An email is sent to the request managers for every new request. The managers can reject or approve the request in full or partial.